Stories from 8 November 2005
Video blog: The Liberian Refugees of Buduburam
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Video documentary of my July 2005 visit to the Liberian refugee camp in Buduburam, Ghana. I learn about the challenges faced by Liberians forced to flee their homeland, as well as some of the training programs available to them. I visit one of the camp's telecentres, as well as an women's literacy support group. Music used with permission of Alula Records.
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Venezuela: Danilo Anderson Murder Trial
Leftside and Venezuela News and Views both opine on the recent indictment of seven prominent Venezuelans in the murder trial of Danilo Anderson as he was investigating the 2002 coup of Hugo Chavez. Daniel of Venezuela News and Views also links to and recommends a video of Anderson's friend, Carlos...
El Salvador: Metropolitan Cathedral Occupied by Protesters
Tim's El Salvador Blog says that the Metropolitan Cathedral in San Salvador has been occupied by protesters calling for the repeal of Law 103. Update: Meg has a first hand account.
Colombia: Are Colombians Friendlier
Jaramillo uses the scientific method to answer the question, are Colombians friendlier than anyone else.
Puerto Rico: West (Indies) Wing(ing It)
Gil C. Schmidt applies West Wing, the television show, to the West Indies.
Argentina: Boca vs. River
Diego describes the madness at Argentina's fiercest soccer rivalry: Boca vs. River.
Argentina: Recycling as a Social Program
Ian of GoodAirs writes about Buenos Aires’ mostly foreign-born population of cartoneros who pick through trash on a daily basis for recyclable goods.
Azerbaijan: Views on Nagorno-Karabakh
Katy of Blogrel reports on Azeri views on the conflict with Armenia over Nagorno Karabakh that she has encountered in Baku.
Armenia: Shprot Unmasked
At Blogrel, Harmick laments the state of Armenian pop music and the pressures that made the one innovative act just more of the same.
Kyrgyzstan: Thoughts on the Revolution
Shirin of neweurasia has thoughts on the Kyrgyz revolution.
Iraq: Fallujah Massacre and Chemical Weapons
LadyBird of Baghdad Dweller, Nur al-Cubicle, thecutter of PeacePalestine and Sabbah, all write about the breaking news of the proof that the U.S. troops used Chemical Weapons in Iraq. The movie was broadcast by the Italian RAI News 24 today, and created a shock around the world about a controversy...
Sri Lanka: Satellite Radio
Sri Lanka: Satellite Radio
Bangladesh: Matrimony and Blogs
Bangladesh: Matrimony and Blogs
Nepal: Who will represent Nepal
Nepal: Who will represent Nepal
Pakistan: South Asia in Literature
Pakistan: South Asia in Literature
India: The 100 USD laptop
India: The 100 USD laptop
India: BPO sector
India: BPO sector
Race in Europe
Commenting on the trouble in France, Naijablog, observes that “what is taking place in France is only an extreme version of what you can see up and down the UK at the moment.”
Nigeria: Finance minister
South African blog, The Hope Flower, comments on an article in the UK Guardian about Nigeria's finance minister, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, who is one of only three women finance ministers in the world. Hope Flower finds the piece interesting as it addresses relationship with motherhood and ambition – something that...
French riots
Senegalese blogger, SEMEtt l'etincelle noire comments the continued riots in the cities of France. He presents us with his thoughts on TOLERANCE: “Tolerance and indiference. indiference is a condition with no pain or pleasure without worry or desire/ indiference has nothing to do with tolerance/ tolerance is acceptance of difference/...
News about Iranian Blogs: Filtering, New book and Ramadan
In Iran, government is privatising filtering! A company, “Delta Global”, gets exclusivity from Iranian government to impose filtering on virtual world. Irony of story is that American softwares are used to block Iranian sites & blogs! American companies say that Iran uses their softwares without permission or payment. Probably Iranian...
